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Patent GB-2224696-A (GB)
Title: Paper ball operated by printhead carriage motion
Inventor: SATO HIROYUKI
IPC: B41J13/20
Filed: 1989-10-02
Abstract: In a selective printer of the kind having a platen roller along which a printhead is transversable on a sliding carriage, the paper retaining bail is switched from the paper holding position to the paper releasing position by mechanical means which is abutted by the printhead carriage when said carriage is in one of its endmost positions. 
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Patent GB-2236799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to friction-stay hinges
Inventor: BUCKLEY JOHN EDWARD
IPC: E05D15/30
Filed: 1989-10-10
Abstract: A window friction-hinge of the kind comprising a track 10, a vent arm 16, a slider 12, a link 13, a control arm 17 and a is characterised in that the end of the vent arm 16 is provided with a concavely shaped nose 24 which comes into wedging engagement with a fixed abutment member 25 on the track as the window is closed and the edge surface of the nose 24 is of greater thickness (in the direction of the pivot axes) than the material from which the vent arm 16 is formed so as to provide an increased bearing area between the nose and the abutment member 25. The nose 24 is preferably formed separately from the vent arm but may be a deformation of the latter. The abutment 25 may be a convex cap as shown or a pin. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225743-A (GB)
Title: Impregnating fibre bundles
Inventor: KRUMMENACHER BRUNO
IPC: B29B15/10
Filed: 1989-10-13
Abstract: A plurality of substantially unidirectional fibre bundles 1 are impregnated with a liquid matrix which may be resin or metal. One or more pins 3 are placed between the fiber bundles in a substantially perpendicular direction to the main orientation of the fiber bundles before impregnating the fiber bundles with the liquid matrix. The pin(s) 3 may be removed before the matrix has set or else can form part of the moulded article. The presence of the pin(s) 3 allows more coherent distribution of the matrix throughout the fibre bundles 1. Instead of pins sewing filaments (52), Fig. 5 (not shown), may be used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237508-A (GB)
Title: Baby wedge
Inventor: POWELL DEBORAH ANN
IPC: A47D13/08
Filed: 1989-10-27
Abstract: A baby wedge to inhibit an unattended sleeping young baby from rolling onto its back and choking on its own dribble or vomit, comprises a prism shaped block, 1, of soft polyurethane foam material, 2, for use by itself or with a fabric cover, 3. Each of the angles of the triangular section of the said prism shape are acute, and not two angles are equal thus creating more than one available wedge angle. Preferred wedge angles are 65 degrees and 56 degrees. The foam material is preferably combustion-modified. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239145-A (GB)
Title: International telephone circuits prevents speech transmission till answer signal starts call charging
Inventor: WHAYAB ABDUL WAHAB
IPC: H04M15/00
Filed: 1989-11-17
Abstract: In an international telephone exchange a circuit operates on calls initiated through the circuit to control the transmission of speech along the line until an answer signal from the called party has been received to start charging for a call. The control may be strong attenuation of the speech or the addition of noise to render speech communication impossible. The controlling means may permit the passage of control signals used to set up a connection so that the subscriber can follow the setting up of the connection. This is intended to prevent fraud caused by deliberately masking the answer signal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238772-A (GB)
Title: Wrap around label
Inventor: SAUL GARRY
IPC: G09F3/10
Filed: 1989-12-09
Abstract: A wrap-around label 1 for use with a bottle 2 comprises a container surface engaging portion 5 and an overlapping portion 6 which are releasably engaged by a strip 7 of adhesive adjacent the free end of the overlapping portion 6. The front faces of both the surface engaging portion 5 and overlapping portion 6 have the same indicia marked thereon in the form of advertising material and technical information. The rear face of the overlapping portion 6 also has indicia marked thereon typically giving technical details. This information is revealed by releasing the overlapping portion 6. A perforation 10 may be provided for removal of the portion 6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234358-A (GB)
Title: Balancing a bladed rotor
Inventor: BRUECKNER GERHARD
IPC: F04D29/28
Filed: 1990-07-25
Abstract: For imbalance compensation in a radial compressor rotor of a flow machine, more particularly for static imbalance compensation in a double-flow radial compressor wheel of a gas turbine drive unit having back-to-back blades, at least one eccentric axial bore 3 is provided in the rotor disc R. The bore is filled up by an insert 40 which seals the ends of the bore 3, located between adjacent radial blade sections, in an aerodynamically surface-covering manner. The insert can be lighter or heavier than the removed material. Several bores may be arranged about the rotor axis and subsequently filled as required by inserts of differing density. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247915-A (GB)
Title: Door safety device
Inventor: DEAN EDWARD
IPC: E05F5/00
Filed: 1990-09-15
Abstract: A door safety device that controls the force required to open or close a door. The door check has a rod pivotally secured to the inside of the door frame. The rod is slidingly attached to the door so as to move in unison with the door as it opens and closes. A resistance device slides on the rod and is captured between two members also secured to the door so that as the door is swung the resistance device is urged along the rod. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248307-A (GB)
Title: Detecting fraudulent consumption of electricity
Inventor: JONES ALAN JOHN
IPC: G01R11/24
Filed: 1990-09-28
Abstract: In an arrangement comprising a meter (1) for metering electricity consumed in a load (3) connected to a supply (5), a device (11) is concealed within a cutout (7) for providing a concealed indication of the amount of electricity consumed in the load (3). In Figure 2 the device (11) comprises a current transformer (13), a rectifier bridge (15) and a mercury electrochemical elapsed time indicator (21). In Figure 3 (not shown) a voltage to frequency converter supplies pulses to a pulse counter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238556-A (GB)
Title: Calender
Inventor: LASSILA ARI
IPC: D21G1/00
Filed: 1990-11-21
Abstract: A calender is intended to be on-line connected to a paper machine and comprises successive nips, through which the web (W) to be calendered is passed. Each nip is formed between a soft calender roll and a hard roll or between two soft rolls. The calender shown comprises two, successive calendar modules (M1, M2), which each comprise one hard counter-roll (10, 20) and at least two soft rolls (11, 12, 21, 22) on opposite sides of the counter-roll (10, 20) in the direction of running of the web (W). The rolls are displaceable to a position (Fig. 1B) in which the threading of the web (W) can be carried out as a straight run through the calender. As shown rolls (10, 20) remain in place while rolls (11, 12, 21, 22) are pivotable about bearings (17, 27). In Fig. 2 there are three soft rolls displaceable away from each hard roll. In Fig. 3 the hard roll (10) is lifted away from the soft rolls, which are encircled by a protective belt. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245723-A (GB)
Title: Self contained electronic game timer apparatus
Inventor: MILNER RONALD E
IPC: G04F1/00
Filed: 1990-11-23
Abstract: A self contained electronic timer in the form of a thick playing card is activated by the sensing of ambient light when it is turned over. Musical tones indicate the passage of time and expiration of the timed interval. A photocell 2 and buzzer 3 are provided on one face and the card contains the appropriate control ROM and tone generator.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251254-A (GB)
Title: Inorganic material slurry
Inventor: HUSBAND JOHN CLAUDE
IPC: D21H19/38
Filed: 1990-12-04
Abstract: There is disclosed a high solids, aqueous suspension of a cationically dispersed particulate inorganic material, characterised in that the particulate inorganic material has a particle size distribution such that not more than 10 % by weight of the particles have an equivalent spherical diameter (esd) smaller than 0.25 microns.
Patent GB-2240671-A (GB)
Title: Switched electrical connector
Inventor: OHNO AKIRA
IPC: H01R13/703
Filed: 1990-12-21
Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a socket contact housing (10) in which at least a pair of socket contact elements (20) are mounted and are interconnected by a shortcircuit contact element (24); and a pin contact housing (12) in which at least a pair of pin contact elements (50, 51) are mounted and are connected by a pair of switch contact elements (56- 64). The connections between each of the socket contact elements (20) and the short circuit contact elements (24) and between the pin contact elements (50, 51) are broken when the socket contact housing is inserted into the pin contact housing, by protruberence (68) on the pin contact housing and protruberence (70, not shown) on the socket contact housing, respectively. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242657-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic excavator vehicle
Inventor: ZHONG PEI-QIAN
IPC: E02F3/96
Filed: 1991-02-28
Abstract: A hydraulic excavator vehicle which is capable of performing independently many operations, such as digging, pushing, grabbing, drilling and chipping, comprises essentially three main sections, namely a chassis pivotally connected with an earth-moving means 16, a complete swivel upper carriage 18 provided with a power generator and a driver's seat 17, and an excavating arm comprising a boom 9, a bucket arm 7, a bucket 3 etc. A hand-held hydraulic chipper 20a can be used by being connected to the main machine, Fig 6, without the necessity of removal of the bucket and the earth-moving means, so that chipping and site clearing can be carried on simultaneously solely by one single machine. A backhoe bucket carrying a scraper employs a multi-bar linkage mechanism comprised of a bucket body, a scraper, a bucket arm, etc, so that the bucket can have sufficient bucket capacity in a relatively greater excavating revolving angle range. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253385-A (GB)
Title: A packaging machine incorporating a labelling device
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI YASUHIRO
IPC: B65C9/18
Filed: 1991-03-05
Abstract: A packaging machine comprises a molding station 28 for molding cavities 30 in a web 24, a filling station 32 for filling said cavities with a given product, means 70 for supplying a web 72 of sealing film for closing said filled cavities, a labeling device 40 for sticking labels to said web of sealing film, and a sealing station 80 for sealing the labelled web of sealing film to the cavity-filled web to form a series of packages which are separated at a stamping station 82. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259153-A (GB)
Title: Automatic tundish level control
Inventor: CLARK JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: B22D37/00
Filed: 1991-08-24
Abstract: To control the flow of molten metal, for automatic level control, to a tundish (14) from a ladle (10) which has a sliding gate valve (12) operated by an actuating mechanism (16) having backlash, apparatus is provided comprising means for measuring the backlash, means (38) for measuring the actual amount (for example weight) of metal in the tundish, and means (42) for comparing the actual amount with the desired amount of metal in the tundish and generating a gate valve control signal (on line 52) depending upon the comparison. Means (54) modifies said control signal by the amount of said backlash if the desired movement of the gate valve differs from the last movement of the gate valve, and using either the control signal or, if modified, the modified control signal, moves an actuating member of the actuating mechanism accordingly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248981-A (GB)
Title: Electric power generating system with active damping
Inventor: ROZMAN GREGORY I
IPC: H02M1/14
Filed: 1991-09-02
Abstract: The problem of filtering DC power on a DC bus 46 in an electrical power generating system (10. Figs 1 and 2) is resolved using an active damper circuit 44. The active damper circuit 44 comprises a capacitor CD and a switching circuit 70 for alternately switching the capacitor CD into and out of parallel relationship with the DC bus 46. The power generating system may be used for power supplies in an aircraft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259768-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for determining the life time of a material which varies with temperature
Inventor: HOLNESS PETER J
IPC: F01M11/10
Filed: 1991-09-21
Abstract: Apparatus for monitoring life-time of chemical compounds (2) that deteriorate with time and at a rate that varies with temperature comprises means for monitoring the temperature of a sample of the compound, a memory (4) for storing temperature/life time characteristics of the compound and data processing means (3) for calculating the life time from the temperature measurements and stored data using the Arrhenius equation. The predicted life time is displayed on a VDU (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249165-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle head lamp
Inventor: OHASHI HIDEKI
IPC: B60Q1/04
Filed: 1991-10-23
Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp in which electromagnetic waves generated when the discharge bulb 20 employed therein as the light source is activated are prevented from leaking out of the headlamp and interfering with other circuitry on the vehicle. The lamp body 10 of the headlamp is made of a conductive material, or an insulating resin coated with a conductive layer. The lamp body or conductive layer is grounded to the body of the vehicle, thereby to ground out potentially interfering electromagnetic waves generated inside the lamp body. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249416-A (GB)
Title: Stock control system
Inventor: HASSETT JOHN DESMOND
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1991-10-28
Abstract: A stock and price control computer system includes a host computer system (1) for communication with a distribution computer system (10) which, in turn, includes various sub-systems including a warehouse sub-system (12) and remote communications sub-system (13). Price and stock data is transmitted from the host computer system (1) to a host processor (15) of the distribution computer system. The host processor also receives data relating to the warehouse sub-system (12). The remote communications sub-system (13) includes polling computers (35) for polling computer systems in retail stores and downloading of price and stock data and also for uploading of order data. The order data is transmitted to a warehouse sub-system microcomputer (25) via the host processor (15) for automatic generation of picking lists. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261024-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft device
Inventor: WRIGHT ROBERT VICTOR
IPC: A47G29/124
Filed: 1991-10-30
Abstract: An anti-theft device for use in preventing removal of items in a posting box by means of a fishing line inserted into the entry opening of the box has a device 14 permitting the fishing line to pass into the box but preventing its removal with items in the box. The device comprises a comb-like bar having a series of slots (22), Figure 2, with a wide entry region. A member is arranged to slide relative to the bar and has projections which close the slots under spring-biasing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251205-A (GB)
Title: Novel polypropylene microporous film
Inventor: MAO XU
IPC: C08J5/18
Filed: 1991-11-06
Abstract: Polypropylene microporous films characterized by having a porosity of 30-35%, an average pore size of 200-2800 Angstroms, a permeation coefficient for nitrogen of 1-5 x 10<-3> ml/cm sec atm and a tensile strength of greater than 60 MPA in all directions within the film plane are prepared by the consecutive steps of biaxial stretching a non-porous starting film of high  beta -crystal content and heat setting the stretched film.
Patent GB-2251435-A (GB)
Title: Opioid peptides derived from wheat proteins
Inventor: YOSHIKAWA MASAAKI
IPC: C07K14/415
Filed: 1991-12-11
Abstract: Opioid peptides or physiologically acceptable salts thereof are obtained by hydrolysing wheat protein eg. gluten with one or more acid proteases eg. pepsin, aspartic proteinases, and with one or more neutral proteases e.g. chymotrypsin, trypsin and/or alkaline proteases eg. cerin protease. Opioid peptides 50 obtained have been identified as:      Gly-Tyr-Tyr-Pro      Gly-Tyr-Tyr-Pro-Thr      Gly-Tyr-Tyr-Pro-Thr-Ser      Tyr-Pro-Ile-Ser-Leu      Tyr-Gly-Gly-Trp-Leu      Tyr-Gly-Gly-Trp They are useful as narcotics and analgesics, and may be produced synthetically. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264474-A (GB)
Title: Resilient towing connection
Inventor: WESTON PETER MAURICE
IPC: B60D1/50
Filed: 1992-02-20
Abstract: A towing hook 34 has an attachment plate 31 attached to the mounting plate 1 of a vehicle towbar by two bolts (4 fig 3, 4), with a vibration absorber sandwiched between. The vibration absorber has a rectangular elastomeric block 21 between two bonded-on facing plates 22, 23, and can be installed/removed as a separate unit. The separation of the plates 1, 31 can be controlled by the mounting bolts which allow the plates to move together, by compression of the elastomeric block, to absorb towing shocks, but limit their separation apart. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265150-A (GB)
Title: Composition containing sub-divided straw or other agricultural fibres
Inventor: HARMER BRIAN
IPC: C08L97/02
Filed: 1992-03-12
Abstract: A composition, an agglomerate thereof as well as formed articles produced by compressing and setting or curing such composition or agglomerate are provided. The composition comprises at least 50% and preferably from 70 to 90% by weight of a subdivided straw (as defined in the specification) which has a particle size of from 0,5mm to 3,0mm. The subdivided straw is mixed with from 10 to 30% by weight synthetic resin or bonding agent; from 0 to 40% by weight fillers and preferably from 1 to 5% by weight of a styrene compound and from 0,5% to 3% by weight of a mould release agent. A formed article preferably has a specific gravity of from 1,1 to 1,5. The composition may additionally comprise lignin from peat or dried wood dust in an amount of up to 10% wt. The synthetic resin may be a two-stage phenolic resin containing hexamine as a crosslinker. The release agent may be zinc stearate.
Patent GB-2253414-A (GB)
Title: Anode member to be electrically charged for preventing corrosion of reinforced concrete and electric corrosion preventitive method employing said member
Inventor: KUROKAWA MAKOTO
IPC: C23F13/08
Filed: 1992-04-06
Abstract: An anode member to be electrically charged for preventing corrosion of steel materials in the reinforced concrete structure characterized by being provided with a protective plate, waterproof material, anode plate to be electrically charged, and water keeping member integrally laminated one upon another in the abovesaid order along the direction from the outer side to the inner one, and by being fittable to the surface of the reinforced concrete with a fixing means; and a corrosion preventing method employing said anode member.
Patent GB-2265858-A (GB)
Title: Plastics ring binder for looseleaf binding of papers
Inventor: KNEE GERALD JOHN
IPC: B42F13/26
Filed: 1992-04-08
Abstract: A looseleaf binding device comprises a longitudinally hinged spine (14a, 14b) and a plurality of fingers (4, 4a) extending from the spine to receive documents to be bound. Extension (7, 7a) project rearwardly of the spine and may be locked apart by a locking member (18) to maintain the binding device in the closed configuration. The binding device may be opened by removing the locking member (18) and pressing the extension (7, 7a) towards each other thereby causing the components of the binding device to rotate about hinge (25) to move the free ends of the fingers away from each other.
Patent GB-2266045-A (GB)
Title: Drinking vessel suitable for use as a trainer cup
Inventor: HABERMAN MANDY NICOLA
IPC: A47G19/22
Filed: 1992-04-07
Abstract: A drinking vessel suitable for use as a trainer cup or the like comprises an open-mouthed generally cup-shaped container (2) and a lid (5) for the open mouth of the container. The lid has a mouthpiece (7) associated with it. Valve means (18) are provided to prevent flow of liquid from the interior of the container through the mouthpiece unless a predetermined level of suction is applied to the mouthpiece. Suction alone may be sufficient to withdraw liquid from the trainer cup.
Patent GB-2272196-A (GB)
Title: Distribution system.
Inventor: BASKETFIELD JOHN ROGER
IPC: B65G27/34
Filed: 1992-11-05
Abstract: Gate less distribution system for loose materials such as chopped foodstuffs, crisps or the like has two or more main line vibratory or other conveyor units 20a, 20b arranged end-to-end for feed of the material along a main path, at least one said unit being selectively movable relative to the next adjacent unit or units along the path to a diversion position at which a gap is opened between the units for feed of material to a branch path 14, 16. The movable unit may be shiftable forwardly or rearwardly from its non-diversionary position so that a diversion gap can be selectively opened at its upstream or downstream end without need for the next adjacent units to be movable. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272613-A (GB)
Title: Demodulation of a digital phase modulated signal
Inventor: LAMBERG SEPPO EINO MATIAS
IPC: H04L27/233
Filed: 1992-11-14
Abstract: A method is disclosed of demodulating a signal (20) modulated by differential quadrature phase shift keying so that two bits of information are coded into each symbol period. The method comprises using a high frequency clock to determine the time taken (t1, t2, t3, t4), for the modulated signal to execute a predetermined number of cycles, such as 21, in the symbol period (T) and comparing the time thereby determined with the time (t0) of execution of the predetermined number of cycles for an unmodulated signal. Application is to mobile hand-held radios. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261835-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical face seals
Inventor: CARLISLE PETER DEREK
IPC: F16J15/04
Filed: 1992-11-19
Abstract: A metal bellows for use in a mechanical seal is rolled from a flat sheet (10) "INCONEL" 625 for example. It is seam welded along an axial diagonal line (12) and its corrugations or convolutions (15, 16) have inner and outer crowns (20A, 20B) of identical radii. The end corrugation or convolution at each end of the bellows (20) is axially compressed to provide an annular double-thickness bearing and support surface (14) against which an end ring (21, 22) is located in face-to-face connection, the bellows ends and the end rings being welded together at the outer diameter of the end rings (21, 22). An axially short and mechanically strong bellows results from this construction.